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Got given some more vinyl today so done this for my daughter she loves Pugs, stack cut 3 just in case someone else wants one at some point.

The background is a scrapbook sheet of the sky. John Old Dust

I love the Noel pattern that was in the latest issue of SSW&C issue. So I cut it yesterday. This is mine, just one of many that have been posted here. Mine is all cherry. Finished with a soak in 50/50 BLO/MS. It was quick and fun to cut.

I made the pattern for the Vette and modified the 56 Chevy pattern I had to be a clock plus some light mods to the design of the car..

Several weeks ago, the last of the Monarch Butterflies started their journey south to Mexico and the last one left my area. I really like them and have planted Milkweed and many other flowers to attract them. Since they are gone, I decided that I needed to make my own Monarch on a Flower for winter months. The pattern for the Monarch came from Steve Good’s website. I used the pattern to cut out two wings from 1/8” Baltic Birch Plywood and carefully sanded the wings. The wings were painted black. Now, I just needed to put the orange color in the wings. I thought about doing an orange inlay but with the number of parts and the small size knew it would be very difficult for me. I finally decided on filling the holes in the wings with epoxy dyed orange. I took me too many trials but finally ended up using a medium setting epoxy with just a touch of orange Rit Dye powder. The body for the Monarch was a small piece of walnut which I turned on the lathe. Small holes in the head and paint brush bristles were glued in for the antenna. Gluing the wings on the body was one of the most difficult parts. I marked on the body where the wings would go and drilled several shallow small diameter holes and similar holes on the edge of the wings. The holes would make the epoxy have a greater grip. I cut a V-Shape in a 2x4 block which was the angle I wanted the wings and used it to hold the body and wings while the epoxy hardened. I also drilled a small hole on the bottom of the body for the wire to hold the Monarch. The flower is made pine shavings. These shaving were about 1-1/2” wide and on the thick side. These were glued around a short dowel to make the flower. The leaves were also made of pine shavings. The base for the Flower and Monarch is Red Oak and made so that an Acrylic 5-sided box would fit over it and protect it from dust and damage.

Cut from Vinyl with #3 Olsen Spiral stack cut 3 so I have a couple spare in case someone else wants one as this one is already gone to my wife`s friend.

"Favorite Spot" and decorative stars

Since these only take 30 min. to cut, I got a lot done today.....all white oak....routed edge......4 coats of gloss Deft.........

Cut from vinyl stack cut 3 with Spiral #3 Olsen for a friend down the road to give to her soldier son

I believe that this is a Steve Good pattern. John Old Dust

Looks like you got enough info on stopping the vibration. I would quit getting peaches so the dog won't eat the seeds and vibrate either or limit him to 5 or less pits.

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Excellently done Frank. Do you have a pattern for that one? Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

A neat job on both.

Nice cutting. I hate killing time; I usually prefer to work it to death.

Neat! I imagine it is for the "WHINERS" too!

Nicely done, pour me a glass

Nicely done Frank. You really do a very excellent job on those vinyls. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW

nicely done!

thx for the info, i found it, now i just have to get my image cut down in file size and then i will be good to go, thx RJ

great job

very nice

You should also make certain that your saw is adjusted so that the blade is truly vertical in both the side to side as well as front to back direction for accurate stack cutting. Side to side adjustment by moving the table is easy. The front to back adjustment is much more difficult on many saws and may not be possible on some saws. The thicker your material, the more important that these adjustments become necessary. On a DeWalt 788 the front to back blade angle requires filing the mounting holes of either the top or bottom yellow arms where the silver blade mechanisms attach. Most often, this is needed on the lower blade arm. Filing the holes so that the silver mechanism can be moved toward the motor by about 1/2 the diameter of the existing hole is usually all that is required. Then re-attach the blade mechanism, slide it back and test the saw for the blade to be at 90 degrees front to back to the table with the blade tensioned using with a small machinists square or 1-2-3 block (a machinists tool consisting of a block of metal that is very accurately ground to be 1" X 2" X 3" in size) You can buy a pair of these blocks on Amazon for less than $20 plus shipping, and they are handy for many kinds of machine adjustments or measurements. You may need to loosen the lower blade mechanism, move it slightly and tighten the bolts several times to get the right position, but the trouble is very worthwhile if you will be stack cutting or compound cutting on the saw. Setting the side to side angle can also be done with a small machinists square or 1-2-3 block and moving the table tilt adjustment until the table is at a perfect 90 degrees to the blade. Don't trust the table tilt scale to get this right. It can be off by several degrees and you need it about as perfect as you can get it. Once the blade is at a perfect 90 degrees to the saw table in both directions you should have no trouble at all sliding your cut pattern out of the waste in either direction. This is the true final test, but it can also fail if the blade tension isn't high enough or you push the work into the blade too hard when cutting, causing the blade to bend under the pressure. Keep the blade tension high and let the blade do the cutting. The tiny blade teeth can only remove a small amount of wood at a time. Feed the work into the blade to keep it cutting but don't force it. Scroll sawing is one of the slowest ways of wood cutting, but it can be very precise and rewarding once you learn the basics, and patience is one of those basics. Charley

Very nice. Ill try vinyl some day.

Check the eccentric bearing on the end of the motor shaft, and the pivot bolt of the rocker arm. That whole section is a frequent source of vibration problems. The pivot bolt through the rocker arm frequently loosens if not assembled with Blue Loctite. on the bolt threads. On two occasions that I know of, this bolt broke in half. One of these saws was my type 1. The other was someone's saw on this forum, but I don't remember who's saw that it was. Any play at all in the bearings and mechanical connections in this area will cause vibration problems at higher speeds, but this area of the saw seems to be where I have traced my heavy vibration problems to every time . I've only used speeds above 5 for cutting non ferrous metal. I turn the speed down when cutting wood to avoid overheating the blade and burning the cut edge of the wood. When cutting metal, the metal seems to absorb much of the heat and won't burn, so the higher speeds is possible. I have had my 788 apart 5 times since I've owned it and I bought it used, so it may have been apart before I got it. When properly done, this should not be a cause for saw deterioration. That Delta service guy was trying to get more business out of you or sell you a Delta saw.. Charley

Congrats on the new saw Dave !.......Bottom feeding is a way of life for me .

Frank,That is just so Dog Gone Cool.Had to throw that pun in there.

Ya did an Awesome job on both.

Cool. Pugs look so sad. Great work Frank. Marg

They look great. Whoever gets them will be very proud to display them. Marg

Cut from 5.5mm Ply with #7 Pegas Modified, Framed with a frame I rescued from the bin and re-furbed.

I got the pattern from Roly, years ago. Still love it. Marg

And yet, most the advice here says take apart re-lube the bearings, if I read it right, even on a new saw?

Ray, what is holding your saw in place, is your saw on a factory stand? If you could find a way to fasten it down extra well, that might make a difference. Was your saw acting up, or giving you issues? If it wasn't I would never have taken it apart like you did, just to service the bearings. These saws are like most things, the more you take them apart the less they fight back together as tightly as they originally were. I used to service my little Delta saw like this, then the Delta maintenance center told me about taking the saw apart to often. Len

Glad to see that you are happy with your new saw, and will be waiting for a complete review, with pictures, RJ

Golly, I always learn something new here. This is the first time I have read about this method. Seems like it would require more clean up, but I am not sure. Thanks for the info.

Very neat !

Looking good !

Those both came out great. Thanks for sharing them with us. DW

Here's the other one. refreshed the library as well Frank

Thinner only cause the wood was scrap that was already thin. Envirotex finish like 50 coats if varnish

Hond mahogany and Doug fir, about 1/4 inch thick cause they are both light weight woods

Snap think I may get me one too even though I tape mine it would be nice to have one handy just in case and it can be used on other things too, good job christmas is coming I shall put that on my wanted list they always say I am hard to buy for I will make it easier this year

Yea you have gone to the other side of the world as well because Marg has it on her wall too and she is in Oz not the wizard one the real one

Now i need a glue gun!

Give it up people !!!!!!!!!!! I was merely stating that someone scrolled a piece of coconut shell, which I had never heard of. Quite looking for something that isn't there. I'm starting to wonder about you guys. Maybe it's time to surrender the car keys.

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Well I may as well throw one in as well I suppose cut the picture then made some spiders from the scraps. The spiders I will use to put on her indoors pillow at some point so they are multi purpose Pattern by Grampa